Love the strategic insight to reframe the fight. As it relates to CJR specifically, I've been talking with people in my circles, "DOGE? If we want to talk about the most ineffective governmental systems lets talk about the criminal justice system. It is the worst 'investment' in American history. Lets fix that." Of course, the answer isn't to just cut budgets, that has proven to inflate the problem. The answer is to shift investment from, as my cofounder says, "Electric fences to education."
Even in this current political climate, CJR still makes sense. Thank you for pointing it out.
Thank you for reading and for taking the time to comment! If people are actually interested in reducing crime, yes, the criminal justice system is a huge waste and there are many other heavily researched approaches that work, such as increased access to health care, housing, and cash, plus investing in an attractive build environment (fix the streetlights and the broken-down porches etc). If people are not actually interested in reducing crime, but just like talking about it for their own political purposes, then those investments aren't as relevant. See here for tons of evidence on what works: https://www.partnersforjustice.org/evidence/what-really-lowers-crime
Love the strategic insight to reframe the fight. As it relates to CJR specifically, I've been talking with people in my circles, "DOGE? If we want to talk about the most ineffective governmental systems lets talk about the criminal justice system. It is the worst 'investment' in American history. Lets fix that." Of course, the answer isn't to just cut budgets, that has proven to inflate the problem. The answer is to shift investment from, as my cofounder says, "Electric fences to education."
Even in this current political climate, CJR still makes sense. Thank you for pointing it out.
Thank you for reading and for taking the time to comment! If people are actually interested in reducing crime, yes, the criminal justice system is a huge waste and there are many other heavily researched approaches that work, such as increased access to health care, housing, and cash, plus investing in an attractive build environment (fix the streetlights and the broken-down porches etc). If people are not actually interested in reducing crime, but just like talking about it for their own political purposes, then those investments aren't as relevant. See here for tons of evidence on what works: https://www.partnersforjustice.org/evidence/what-really-lowers-crime